Gophers Beat Top Ranked Wisconsin

Madison, WI (Learfield) -- The No. 3 University of Minnesota volleyball team swept No. 1 Wisconsin on Wednesday, 25-20, 25-18, 25-14 in Madison.

With the win, the Golden Gophers improve to 14-2 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten. Wisconsin was handed its first loss of the Big Ten season. The Badgers also hold a 14-2 record and 6-1 in league action.

As a team, the Gophers hit .323, while they limited Wisconsin to just .050. Minnesota had 14 team blocks to the Badgers' three. The Gophers had just 13 errors in 99 attempts to Wisconsin’s 27 errors in 101 attempts.

The Gophers travel to No. 14 Michigan State on Saturday. Minnesota and the Spartans play at 7 p.m. CT.